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John_Pakey  |  Jun 22 2007, 13:38 PM |
 Group: Contributor Posts: Joined: Wed Jun 6 2007 Status: Offline | Hello, and welcome to the latest of our web chats. Paul Ellender has kindly given up his time to answer some questions on Monday, June 25. You can leave your questions below and he will answer them in due course. We've had a great response in our last few chats. We hope this one will provide you some insight into how things have been at Boston United. John Pakey - Sports Editor. Questions will be moderated for foul and abusive language. |
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| EssexImp | Jun 22 2007, 13:41 PM |
 Group: Member Posts: Joined: Mon Jun 4 2007 Status: Offline | Paul, despite being an Imps fan I understand life hasn't been easy for the players and fans down at Boston. What has happened has been terrible, but who do you think is to blame for the situation the club is in? Can you pinpoint one person, or is it just not that simple? |
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| WestsideImp | Jun 22 2007, 13:43 PM |
 Group: Member Posts: Joined: Mon Jun 11 2007 Status: Offline | Paul, I'm Lincoln City until I die, but I've always respected you and the other players at Boston for their commitment and dedication - especially in the run up to the end of last season. How hard was it to try and put a brave face on everything and go out there and get on with the game when so much off the field nonsense was going on? And how did you feel when you found out that Albert Jarrett and the other loan signings that could have helped save your season didn't come to fruition? |
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| FrintonImp | Jun 22 2007, 13:58 PM |
 Group: Member Posts: Joined: Wed Jun 6 2007 Status: Offline | Hi Paul, i just wanted to know whether you are happy to play at Conference North level or are you holding out for a move back to the football league? |
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| John_Pakey | Jun 22 2007, 14:19 PM |
Group: Contributor Posts: Joined: Wed Jun 6 2007 Status: Offline | Paul, Mark Budgen has a question. How did you feel when you found out about the financial irregularities that tarnished the end of Boston's promotion season? |
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| pilgrimTom | Jun 22 2007, 21:37 PM |
 Group: Member Posts: Joined: Tue Jun 12 2007 Status: Offline | Hi Paul at your time at Boston who would you say was your best Defensive Partner. And also if you choose any Defensive Partner in England Who Would You choose |
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| mattyimp | Jun 22 2007, 23:47 PM |
Group: Member Posts: Joined: Fri Jun 22 2007 Status: Offline | hi paul as a lincoln fan you always seemed to be the one boston player who was willing to put your body on the line for you're teams cause! lincoln need a new centre back, if they came knocking would the offer be to good to turn down even thought you've been boston skipper? |
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| StewBUFC | Jun 24 2007, 11:28 AM |
Group: Member Posts: Joined: Sun Jun 24 2007 Status: Offline Last Edit: 24 Jun 2007, 11:29 | Hi Paul, firstly can I thank you for your outstanding hard work throughout last season, your wore the clubs shirt with pride! I know you have hinted that you may soon be leaving Boston United, realistically , what's the chance of you staying at the club? I hope to see you wearing the Boston shirt next season, if not I would like to wish you the very best of luck with the rest of your career. |
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| legends | Jun 24 2007, 13:43 PM |
 Group: Member Posts: Joined: Sun Jun 24 2007 Status: Offline | hi paul,thankyou for all your work and commitment at boston,if you were offered the managers job at boston would you take it? |
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| happyimp | Jun 25 2007, 10:05 AM |
Group: Member Posts: Joined: Mon Jun 25 2007 Status: Offline | Hi Paul. How do you think Steve Evans will be remembered by Boston fans and the footballing world in general? Will people think of how he masterminded Boston's rise up to a Football League club? Or will they think of a man who took a club up using foul means rather than fair and he has tarnished the reputation of the club and the Conference? And what his skills as a manager? Training? Motivation? Tactics??? |
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| ncfcimp | Jun 25 2007, 11:57 AM |
 Group: Member Posts: Joined: Mon Jun 11 2007 Status: Offline | Hi Paul, first of all i'd like to say you and the rest of your team mates were superb last season the way you carried on fighting for the supporters despite not being paid and having a manager, who frankly appears to be in poor relations with all his staff. If Notts County approached you would you go there? |
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| John_Pakey | Jun 25 2007, 11:59 AM |
Group: Contributor Posts: Joined: Wed Jun 6 2007 Status: Offline | Quote: EssexImp at Jun 22 2007, 13:41 PM wrote Paul, despite being an Imps fan I understand life hasn't been easy for the players and fans down at Boston. What has happened has been terrible, but who do you think is to blame for the situation the club is in? Can you pinpoint one person, or is it just not that simple? ANSWER:I don't think it's that simple. You have to look at the people at the top, the chairman. He is in charge of the whole set up. There is no-one you can look at but him. Lavaflow also have to take some blame. I just generally wish the takeover was all finished so the club could move on. |
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| John_Pakey | Jun 25 2007, 12:02 PM |
Group: Contributor Posts: Joined: Wed Jun 6 2007 Status: Offline | Quote: WestsideImp at Jun 22 2007, 13:43 PM wrote Paul, I'm Lincoln City until I die, but I've always respected you and the other players at Boston for their commitment and dedication - especially in the run up to the end of last season. How hard was it to try and put a brave face on everything and go out there and get on with the game when so much off the field nonsense was going on? And how did you feel when you found out that Albert Jarrett and the other loan signings that could have helped save your season didn't come to fruition? ANSWER:It was the hardest thing I have had to deal with in football. But when it came to playing on a Saturday you had to put those things behind you. At the end of the day you're doing something that you love and something that everyone else loves doing. The non-arrival of the loan signings was just another day where the problems had arose. Every day another problem would arise, that was the turning point in us getting relegated. With those three signings we would have stood a lot better chance of staying up. Everyone in the squad was disappointed when we found out about it, we all felt they could have made the difference. |
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| John_Pakey | Jun 25 2007, 12:05 PM |
Group: Contributor Posts: Joined: Wed Jun 6 2007 Status: Offline | Quote: FrintonImp at Jun 22 2007, 13:58 PM wrote Hi Paul, i just wanted to know whether you are happy to play at Conference North level or are you holding out for a move back to the football league? ANSWERI still want to play as high as possible. But I think it becomes more difficult with the ammount of people in football looking for jobs. Foreign players that are coming into the game and it has a knock on affect. There is a whole host of players available. The standard in the Conference and Conference North is a lot better as a result. If Conference North was the only thing available then I would play there. |
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| shaunyg | Jun 25 2007, 12:06 PM |
Group: Member Posts: Joined: Mon Jun 25 2007 Status: Offline | hi paul, just like to say what a credit you and the other players were to the club last season and you have been a great servant to our club, would love to see you stay, any chance of that? heard any news on takeover? hope you dont follow mr evans to crawley! |
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| John_Pakey | Jun 25 2007, 12:07 PM |
Group: Contributor Posts: Joined: Wed Jun 6 2007 Status: Offline | Quote: John_Pakey at Jun 22 2007, 14:19 PM wrote Paul, Mark Budgen has a question. How did you feel when you found out about the financial irregularities that tarnished the end of Boston's promotion season? ANSWER:It took the shine off what was a great season when we won promotion. At the end of the day as a football team we deserved to go up. We got the points and the money didn't affect the results. We did win it fair and square. |
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| John_Pakey | Jun 25 2007, 12:09 PM |
Group: Contributor Posts: Joined: Wed Jun 6 2007 Status: Offline | Quote: pilgrimTom at Jun 22 2007, 21:37 PM wrote Hi Paul at your time at Boston who would you say was your best Defensive Partner. And also if you choose any Defensive Partner in England Who Would You choose ANSWER:Mark Greaves at Boston. He was good overall centre half. He had pace and was strong. He read the game well and talked well. We had a good understanding over five years and we're good friends away from football as well. Tony Adams. He was a great leader. He was an inspiration. And at present, you have to look at John Terry. He deserves to be England captain. Like Adams he is a real leader, he will put his body on the line for his team. |
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| John_Pakey | Jun 25 2007, 12:12 PM |
Group: Contributor Posts: Joined: Wed Jun 6 2007 Status: Offline | Quote: mattyimp at Jun 22 2007, 23:47 PM wrote hi paul as a lincoln fan you always seemed to be the one boston player who was willing to put your body on the line for you're teams cause! lincoln need a new centre back, if they came knocking would the offer be to good to turn down even thought you've been boston skipper? ANSWER: I would have to give it some serious thought. I want to play as high as possible, and I couldn't turn them down just because they are Boston's rivals. I think Lincoln after their financial troubles they have stabilised well. They pay players what they deserve. They have done really well, but they just seem to be missing that final piece of the jigsaw. |
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| John_Pakey | Jun 25 2007, 12:15 PM |
Group: Contributor Posts: Joined: Wed Jun 6 2007 Status: Offline | Quote: StewBUFC at Jun 24 2007, 11:28 AM wrote Hi Paul, firstly can I thank you for your outstanding hard work throughout last season, your wore the clubs shirt with pride! I know you have hinted that you may soon be leaving Boston United, realistically , what's the chance of you staying at the club? I hope to see you wearing the Boston shirt next season, if not I would like to wish you the very best of luck with the rest of your career. ANSWER: As things stand it's 50/50 on if I stay or go. The longer the takeover drags out the less likely I will be staying. If the takeover goes through then I will have something to think about and I'm still contracted to the club. |
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| Theoriginalmightyimp | Jun 25 2007, 12:15 PM |
Group: Member Posts: Joined: Wed Jun 13 2007 Status: Offline | With the news today that we've signed Torpey for next season. Has JD approached you to play as a striker for us?As i'm sure you could possibly score more goals than him. |
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